महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-159, verse-21

स देवपितृगन्धर्वैः कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनः ।
मानितः कुरुतेऽस्त्राणि शक्रसद्मनि भारत ॥२१॥

21. sa devapitṛgandharvaiḥ kurūṇāṁ kīrtivardhanaḥ ,
mānitaḥ kurute'strāṇi śakrasadmani bhārata.

21. saḥ deva pitṛ gandharvaiḥ kurūṇām kīrti vardhanaḥ
mānitaḥ kurute astrāṇi śakra sadmani bhārata

21. O Bhārata, he (Arjuna), the enhancer of the Kurus' fame, is honored by gods, forefathers (pitṛ), and gandharvas. He practices his celestial weapons in Indra's abode.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• देव (deva) - gods

• पितृ (pitṛ) - forefathers (pitṛ) (forefathers)

• गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by the gandharvas

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• कीर्ति (kīrti) - fame, glory

• वर्धनः (vardhanaḥ) - enhancer, augmenter, increasing

• मानितः (mānitaḥ) - honored, respected

• कुरुते (kurute) - he performs, he practices

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, celestial weapons

• शक्र (śakra) - Indra

• सद्मनि (sadmani) - in the abode, in the house

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देव (deva) - gods

(noun)

masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Note: Part of a Dvandva compound

पितृ (pitṛ) - forefathers (pitṛ) (forefathers)

(noun)

masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefathers (pitṛ)

Note: Part of a Dvandva compound

गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by the gandharvas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - gandharva (celestial musician/demigod)

Note: Part of a Dvandva compound: deva-pitṛ-gandharvaiḥ

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)

कीर्ति (kīrti) - fame, glory

(noun)

feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown, report

Note: Part of a Tatpuruṣa compound: kīrti-vardhanaḥ

वर्धनः (vardhanaḥ) - enhancer, augmenter, increasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vardhana

vardhana - increasing, augmenting, causing to grow, enhancer

Agent noun or verbal adjective

From root `vṛdh` (to grow, increase) + suffix `-ana`

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Compound `kīrtivardhana` (enhancer of fame)

मानितः (mānitaḥ) - honored, respected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānita

mānita - honored, respected, esteemed, reverenced

Past Passive Participle

From root `mān` (to honor, respect)

Root: mān (class 4)

कुरुते (kurute) - he performs, he practices

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, celestial weapons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile, celestial weapon

शक्र (śakra) - Indra

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, mighty, an epithet of Indra

Note: Part of a Tatpuruṣa compound: śakrasadman

सद्मनि (sadmani) - in the abode, in the house

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sadman

sadman - abode, dwelling, house, seat

Note: Compound `śakrasadman` (Indra's abode)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, a king of the lunar dynasty; a name for people of India